Lonzo Ball was always going to be in the forefront of UCLA’s First Round game, which Kent State is probably less than fond of after this alley-oop
Whenever the UCLA Bruins and Lonzo Ball are on the floor, you can’t blink for a second. Though his dad tries to dominate the headlines with his outlandish claims, the star point guard is a highlight-reel personified. Even if his shooting mechanics are unorthodox (to put it nicely), he simply makes plays one after the other whenever he’s on the floor.
Perhaps the best skill that Ball has in his young career is his passing ability, though. Whenever he’s setting up his teammates, it’s commonplace to simply think, “damn, that was an NBA-caliber dish.” That includes kicking it out to shooters and setting up guys at the rim with precision on alley-oops.
Against Kent State, though, Ball and the Bruins turned the tables on that early in the first half.
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Early in the first 20 minute period, Ball kicked out to the right wing without the ball. When the defense was then drawn out of the interior, Ball saw a lane and beat them with a quick backdoor cut. With the ball on the left wing, no one on the Kent State defense even knew what hit them when the pass went up to the rim and Lonzo Ball was there to rise up and bring it back down with authority for the dunk:
So the young man really can do it all, huh?
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Because of his father and, as stated, some of the more unorthodox pieces of his game, Ball is going to be a lightning rod throughout his career. However, there’s no denying that the freshman can flat out play and is able to do a little bit of everything. When you can throw down oops just as well as you can set them up, you’ve got things working for you.